Transcript: Hip-hop D.J.s -- Scratching to Keep the Beat Alive

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SCOTT SIMON, Host: Walk into your favorite record store and you may not see a single record. They're not making many of the big, 12-inch, double sided, black vinyl records any more. And though most listeners welcome the increased fidelity and decreased size of compact discs, there are people who remain devoted to vinyl. Among those who practice a kind of audio folk art, the hip-hop D.J.

Hip-hop describes a combination of music, language and style, invented and reworked by young, mostly urban African Americans. And at the center of this culture are dance clubs that spin rap, reggae and R&B.

Twenty-two year old Chris Kilmore programs the music in a number of ...

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